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Education Stats: compare key data on Philippines & Singapore

Definitions

  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school, female > %: Progression to secondary school, female (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Female is the number of new female entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of female pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Compares countries by the percentage of its population 25 years or older that has completed post-secondary education, as defined by the levels 4, 5 and 6 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education), and index developed by UNESCO. The data was compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which elaborates statistics to provide a global perspective on education, science, culture, and communication
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Male is the percentage of males age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Female is the percentage of females age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Female is the number of females age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the female population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
STAT Philippines Singapore HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.6
Ranked 43th.
94.5
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Philippines

Average years of schooling of adults 8.2
Ranked 28th. 17% more than Singapore
7
Ranked 39th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 200th.
3
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Philippines

College and university > Share of total education spending 11.96%
Ranked 91st.
38.04%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Philippines

Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 176th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 157th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.65%
Ranked 108th.
3.23%
Ranked 13th. 22% more than Philippines

High school enrolment rate 97.51
Ranked 43th. 7% more than Singapore
91.49
Ranked 59th.
Literacy > Female 95.8%
Ranked 52nd. 7% more than Singapore
89.7%
Ranked 75th.

Literacy > Total population 95.9%
Ranked 56th. 3% more than Singapore
93.2%
Ranked 68th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 105th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 26th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.74
Ranked 67th. 40% more than Singapore
3.39
Ranked 107th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 31.44
Ranked 38th. 80% more than Singapore
17.44
Ranked 81st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 34.81
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Singapore
14.91
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
3.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 86% more than Philippines
Secondary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 197th. The same as Singapore
4
Ranked 196th.

Secondary education, pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 15th. 29 times more than Singapore
232,003
Ranked 109th.

College and university > Private school share 62.57%
Ranked 21st.
65.31%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Philippines

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 52nd.
1
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Philippines

Literacy > Adult literacy 93.4%
Ranked 42nd.
94.4%
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Philippines

Primary education, teachers 435,385
Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Singapore
16,893
Ranked 91st.

Primary education, pupils 13.69 million
Ranked 10th. 46 times more than Singapore
294,602
Ranked 117th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 93.9
Ranked 40th. 3% more than Singapore
91.6
Ranked 46th.

Tertiary enrollment 31.2%
Ranked 39th.
33.7%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Philippines
Spending per student > College and university 11.57
Ranked 71st.
26.86
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Philippines
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 109th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 32nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.379
Ranked 89th.
2.99
Ranked 43th. 8 times more than Philippines

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 1
Ranked 204th.
2
Ranked 141st. Twice as much as Philippines

Literacy > Male 96%
Ranked 58th.
96.7%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Philippines

Spending > USD 4.06 billion
Ranked 48th.
4.8 billion
Ranked 45th. 18% more than Philippines

High school > Private school share 19.84%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Singapore
6.37%
Ranked 87th.

Spending > Proportion 2.19
Ranked 144th.
2.71
Ranked 131st. 24% more than Philippines

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 34.53
Ranked 38th. 31% more than Singapore
26.44
Ranked 72nd.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 10th. 67% more than Singapore
3
Ranked 65th.

High school repeaters > Male 4.32
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Singapore
1.99
Ranked 69th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 95.1%
Ranked 2nd.
99.5%
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Philippines

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 11,639.11
Ranked 70th.
21,121.5
Ranked 43th. 81% more than Philippines

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.43 million
Ranked 9th. 26 times more than Singapore
92,140
Ranked 48th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 110th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 30th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.12
Ranked 94th.
3.12
Ranked 85th. 47% more than Philippines

Secondary education, teachers 194,373
Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Singapore
15,560
Ranked 71st.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 34.65
Ranked 7th. 51% more than Singapore
23.01
Ranked 37th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 151st. 50% more than Singapore
2
Ranked 185th.

Spending per student > High school 9.2
Ranked 71st.
16.64
Ranked 3rd. 81% more than Philippines

Secondary education, general pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 11th. 33 times more than Singapore
205,171
Ranked 114th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 4.4%
Ranked 101st.
6.9%
Ranked 91st. 57% more than Philippines

Scientific and technical journal articles 179
Ranked 70th.
3,122
Ranked 28th. 17 times more than Philippines

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 56%
Ranked 1st. 47% more than Singapore
38%
Ranked 2nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.384%
Ranked 130th.
8.92%
Ranked 36th. 23 times more than Philippines

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 29.98
Ranked 48th. 19% more than Singapore
25.1
Ranked 27th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 45th.

High school > Students per teacher 34.81
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Singapore
14.91
Ranked 48th.

Secondary education > General pupils 6.31 million
Ranked 13th. 34 times more than Singapore
185,713
Ranked 94th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 8.65
Ranked 72nd.
11.18
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Philippines

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 104th. The same as Singapore
12
Ranked 38th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 97th. The same as Singapore
12
Ranked 39th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 47% more than Singapore
3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 12.97 million
Ranked 10th. 48 times more than Singapore
269,668
Ranked 94th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 65.9%
Ranked 64th.
71.3%
Ranked 54th. 8% more than Philippines

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 94.8
Ranked 68th.
99.8
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Philippines

Schools connected to the Internet 2%
Ranked 9th.
100%
Ranked 3rd. 50 times more than Philippines
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 103th. 58% more than Singapore
46.52
Ranked 139th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 148.95
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Singapore
59.07
Ranked 141st.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.23
Ranked 39th. 73% more than Singapore
0.71
Ranked 63th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.26 million
Ranked 42nd. 10 times more than Singapore
231,400
Ranked 88th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.12
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Singapore
1.03
Ranked 44th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 30.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 23% more than Singapore
25.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.122
Ranked 196th.
4.07
Ranked 47th. 33 times more than Philippines

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 177th. The same as Singapore
4
Ranked 185th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 35.13
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Singapore
16.36
Ranked 40th.

High school repeaters > Female 1.43
Ranked 66th. 19% more than Singapore
1.2
Ranked 68th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.15 million
Ranked 47th. 7 times more than Singapore
175,000
Ranked 85th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 33.67
Ranked 36th. 74% more than Singapore
19.3
Ranked 65th.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 95.7
Ranked 66th.
99.8
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Philippines

Elementary school > Enrolled students 13.41 million
Ranked 8th. 45 times more than Singapore
299,704
Ranked 95th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 103th. The same as Singapore
6 years
Ranked 26th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $846.14
Ranked 66th.
$21,703.68
Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Philippines

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 69th. 79% more than Singapore
41.14
Ranked 153th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.13%
Ranked 85th. 7% more than Singapore
7.59%
Ranked 88th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 106th. The same as Singapore
12
Ranked 38th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 96.55
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Singapore
95.2
Ranked 47th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 4.5%
Ranked 102nd.
10.4%
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Philippines

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 73th.
96%
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Philippines
Duration of education > Secondary level 4
Ranked 176th.
7
Ranked 21st. 75% more than Philippines
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 23.2
Ranked 57th.
34.1
Ranked 12th. 47% more than Philippines
Primary education > Pupils 13.02 million
Ranked 9th. 50 times more than Singapore
260,286
Ranked 124th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 63.7%
Ranked 67th.
78.9%
Ranked 46th. 24% more than Philippines

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 93.9
Ranked 66th.
99.7
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Philippines

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.26%
Ranked 45th. 25% more than Singapore
44.28%
Ranked 69th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 31% more than Singapore
58.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 83th.
26,832
Ranked 79th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 31.44
Ranked 35th. 80% more than Singapore
17.44
Ranked 79th.

Secondary education > Teachers 168,058
Ranked 24th. 14 times more than Singapore
12,000
Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 6.07 million
Ranked 16th. 28 times more than Singapore
215,952
Ranked 74th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.17
Ranked 88th.
758.72
Ranked 10th. 350 times more than Philippines

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 99th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 25th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.03
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Singapore
1
Ranked 8th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.5
Ranked 53th.
13.3
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Philippines
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 27.34
Ranked 102nd.
56.24
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Philippines

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.58%
Ranked 72nd. 2% more than Singapore
47.58%
Ranked 81st.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 96.6%
Ranked 2nd.
99.6%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Philippines

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 53th. The same as Singapore
96%
Ranked 31st.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 140th. 7% more than Singapore
14
Ranked 169th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 48th.

Library books 1.24 million
Ranked 2nd.
5.42 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Philippines
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.31
Ranked 82nd. 7 times more than Singapore
0.31
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 77.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 31% more than Singapore
59.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.165 per capita
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Singapore
0.073 per capita
Ranked 100th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 160.22
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Singapore
73.47
Ranked 100th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 4.3%
Ranked 97th. 26% more than Singapore
3.4%
Ranked 101st.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 69th.
97%
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Philippines
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 93.6%
Ranked 2nd.
99.4%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Philippines

Library books per 1000 16.02
Ranked 2nd.
1,369.09
Ranked 10th. 85 times more than Philippines
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 35.2
Ranked 40th. 39% more than Singapore
25.3
Ranked 4th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Singapore
81%
Ranked 4th.
Primary education > Teachers 376,988
Ranked 9th. 38 times more than Singapore
9,843
Ranked 97th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.48%
Ranked 24th. 7% more than Singapore
47.94%
Ranked 75th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.3
Ranked 43th.
26.6
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Philippines
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 27th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 78th. 43% more than Singapore
3.14
Ranked 109th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 91.6%
Ranked 2nd.
95.1%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Philippines
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Singapore
47.6%
Ranked 2nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $81.83 billion
Ranked 18th.
$115.30 billion
Ranked 13th. 41% more than Philippines

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 45th.

Scouting > Members 1.76 million
Ranked 4th. 154 times more than Singapore
11,451
Ranked 69th.
High school > Share of total education spending 29.69%
Ranked 67th. 38% more than Singapore
21.47%
Ranked 16th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.51 million
Ranked 9th. 32 times more than Singapore
204,146
Ranked 94th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.9
Ranked 65th. 26% more than Singapore
59.24
Ranked 80th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2
Ranked 109th.
3.83
Ranked 66th. 92% more than Philippines
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.5
Ranked 74th. 1% more than Singapore
97.12
Ranked 82nd.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.3%
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Singapore
46.8%
Ranked 2nd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 13,450
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Singapore
3,527
Ranked 6th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 30.8
Ranked 5th.
32.8
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 74.97
Ranked 105th. 27% more than Singapore
58.83
Ranked 80th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 18.2
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Singapore
2.16
Ranked 61st.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.62
Ranked 87th. 6 times more than Singapore
0.28
Ranked 98th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.96
Ranked 76th. 9 times more than Singapore
0.34
Ranked 100th.

High school teachers 181,193
Ranked 21st. 13 times more than Singapore
14,128
Ranked 64th.

Elementary school teachers 390,432
Ranked 9th. 25 times more than Singapore
15,525
Ranked 84th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 98.5
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Singapore
88.08
Ranked 59th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 93.6%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Singapore
83%
Ranked 7th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.03%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Singapore
1%
Ranked 5th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 28.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
55.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 96% more than Philippines

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 13.97
Ranked 102nd.
42.53
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Philippines

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 6.35 million
Ranked 12th. 26 times more than Singapore
241,964
Ranked 96th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.79
Ranked 13th. 19% more than Singapore
92.8
Ranked 85th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 154.55
Ranked 44th. 86% more than Singapore
83.02
Ranked 124th.
Library members 136,842
Ranked 1st.
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Philippines
Library members per 1000 1.76
Ranked 1st.
434.39
Ranked 3rd. 246 times more than Philippines
Progression to secondary school, female > % 97.43%
Ranked 43th. 6% more than Singapore
92.21%
Ranked 66th.

Progression to secondary school > % 98.3%
Ranked 38th. 10% more than Singapore
89.09%
Ranked 75th.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 29.72%
Ranked 3rd.
48.67%
Ranked 3rd. 64% more than Philippines
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 1.78%
Ranked 84th. 5 times more than Singapore
0.362%
Ranked 112th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 19.72%
Ranked 45th.
24.41%
Ranked 20th. 24% more than Philippines
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 75.49%
Ranked 72nd.
99.24%
Ranked 11th. 31% more than Philippines
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 82.23%
Ranked 64th.
99.44%
Ranked 11th. 21% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 95.01%
Ranked 9th.
98.04%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Philippines

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 95.83%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Singapore
93.77%
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 98.49%
Ranked 13th.
99.77%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Philippines

Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 54.98%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Singapore
20.57%
Ranked 14th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $142.79 billion
Ranked 19th.
$188.93 billion
Ranked 15th. 32% more than Philippines

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 3.59 trillion
Ranked 17th. 18 times more than Singapore
194.89 billion
Ranked 49th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.75%
Ranked 16th.
99.75%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Philippines

Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 95.72%
Ranked 54th.
99.6%
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Philippines

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 37,123.68
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Singapore
36,685.74
Ranked 41st.

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 75.71% female
Ranked 10th. 40% more than Singapore
54.17% female
Ranked 37th.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 34.7%
Ranked 20th. 15% more than Singapore
30.2%
Ranked 24th.

Labor force with primary education > % of total 31.1%
Ranked 30th. 50% more than Singapore
20.7%
Ranked 23th.

Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 40.7%
Ranked 49th.
49.4%
Ranked 22nd. 21% more than Philippines

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 39.2%
Ranked 51st.
49.9%
Ranked 22nd. 27% more than Philippines

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 41.3%
Ranked 1st. 60% more than Singapore
25.8%
Ranked 7th.

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.16 per capita
Ranked 36th. 93% more than Singapore
0.083 per capita
Ranked 126th.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 78.47
Ranked 63th.
6,173.16
Ranked 4th. 79 times more than Philippines

High school teachers > % female 76.23%
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Singapore
66.55%
Ranked 23th.

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 138,127
Ranked 17th. 15 times more than Singapore
9,402
Ranked 53th.

Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 92.54%
Ranked 51st.
96.57%
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Philippines

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 24.2%
Ranked 2nd.
39.56%
Ranked 4th. 63% more than Philippines
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 15.05%
Ranked 47th.
22.7%
Ranked 3rd. 51% more than Philippines

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 2.65%
Ranked 107th.
3.23%
Ranked 13th. 22% more than Philippines

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